Club Updates
BCCGSA (Baruch Corporate Communication Graduate Student Association)
BCCGSA offers a unique platform for bringing together current graduate students, faculty, alumni and industry professionals to discuss best practices in modern corporate and strategic communications. Besides providing opportunities for professional and social networking, the BCCGSA serves as a forum for the exchange of practical and academic insights through lectures, seminars and topical discussions.
Email: Cecilia Tow at ceciliatow@gmail.com
Graduate Real Estate Club
Mission: To keep members current on all real estate topics ranging from finance, development, construction and management while providing networking opportunities for students with professionals in the field.
President: Neil Satkalmi
Email: neil75@gmail.com, omarhamza@gmail.com, priyeshmehta15@yahoo.com, jacob.kressner@baruchmail.cuny.edu
Website: www.baruchrealestate.com
Net Impact
Net Impact is an international organization that spans five continents making it one of the most influential networks of MBAs, graduate students, and professionals in existence today. Our mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of leaders who use business to improve the world. Net Impact at Baruch seeks to supplement the learning done in the classroom with discussions, panels, and speakers who will help round out the MBA educational experience and prepare us to be business leaders in the 21st century.
Upcoming Events:
- Lunchtime speaker series on Social Entrepreneurship, Green Jobs, Carbon Trading, and Green Marketing.
- Field trips to sustainable businesses
- Career Event with other New York City Net Impact chapters
- Participation in Wal-Mart Better Living business plan competition.
Email: devon.mackay@yahoo.com.
ZGAS (Zicklin Graduate Accounting Society)
Mission: To provide numerous networking opportunities and exchange ideas in pursuit of achieving our members' career goals.
President: Flora Yeger
E-mail: fyeger@gmail.com
To join: email join.zgas@gmail.com
ZGMC (Zicklin Graduate Marketing Club)
Mission: To bring the field of Marketing back to the forefront of the Zicklin program, providing information regarding marketing trends, job opportunities and marketing events.
President: Maribel Lara
E-mail: ZGMC@yahoogroups.com
Zicklin Project Management Club
The Zicklin Project Management Club was formed in August 2008. The primary goal of the ZPMC is to educate the graduate student population at Baruch College about the Project Management profession. The club is also a forum for knowledge transfer between Project Management leaders and the students. ZPMC is dedicated to creating hands-on, direct learning experiences for its members in order to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the profession and create potential to pursue careers beyond Baruch in Project Management.
Upcoming initiatives:
- Outreach to local chapters of Project Management Institute.
- Make the club a Local Interest Group for the "Students of PM" SIG, PMI International.
- Conduct small group mentoring sessions, speaker sessions, networking luncheons, etc for active members with PM leaders in New York City.
- Make the members conversant with the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)
- Partner with GCMC / Zicklin School to chart a career path for students interested in a PM career. This includes PM focused relationship building efforts.
Email: zicklin.pmc@gmail.com
Zicklin Sports Business Club
The Zicklin Sports Business Club is a recent addition to Baruch College. It was recognized during the 2008 spring semester. Sports business is a multi-billion dollar industry and our founding officers saw a need for a stronger presence at Baruch. Our intention is to facilitate graduate students' exposure to this lucrative business niche, while exploring possible career opportunities.
Upcoming events:
- We are collaborating with the NY Rangers and the Garden of Dreams Foundation for their Annual Children's Coat Drive. Collection dates will be announced.
Email: nbrienza@optonline.net
Zicklin Tax Society
The Zicklin Tax Society focuses on promoting interest in tax law, providing educational events for enhancing knowledge, and creating networking events and presentations with taxation professionals. Members will have several opportunities to interact with alumni in tax field as well as tax law faculty. Also we volunteer for preparing tax returns (VITA) to gain practical experience while they contribute to local society with their skills.
Upcoming events:
- Colgate Palm-Olive Information session
- PwC office visit
- PwC Panel discussion for Career Changers
- Becker CPA Course Presentation, and sponsoring VITA program.
Email: Ashley Youngmin Kim at ykim0126@gmail.com
Zicklin Women in Business
Mission: To network and socialize with fellow female graduate students, and to learn from each other and our distinguished guests and speakers about issues related to improving our navigation and success in the business world.
President: Jenny Kong